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Appendix table 7. Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices 2015=100 by commodity groups

Commodity group	2019		The price impact of the tax changes per year, percentage point
	January
	HICP	HICP-CT
	Annual change (%)	Annual change (%)
0 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX	1.19	0.98	0.21
01 FOOD AND NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES	2.06	1.83	0.23
02 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO	3.19	-0.46	3.65
03 CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR	-0.59	-0.59	0.00
04 HOUSING, WATER, ELECTRICITY, GAS AND OTHER FUELS	2.61	2.60	0.01
05 FURNISHINGS, HOUSEHOLD EQUIPMENT AND ROUTINE HOUSEHOLD MAINTENANCE	0.08	0.08	0.00
06 HEALTH	1.26	1.26	0.00
07 TRANSPORT	-0.06	0.14	-0.20
08 COMMUNICATION	-1.96	-1.96	0.00
09 RECREATION AND CULTURE	-0.19	-0.19	0.00
10 EDUCATION	1.27	1.27	0.00
11 RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS	2.52	2.43	0.09
12 MISCELLANEOUS GOODS AND SERVICES	1.24	1.24	0.00

1) HICP=Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices, HICP-CT=Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices at Constant Taxes
2) The price impact of the tax changes per year=The year-on-year change in HICP-CT (tax rate considered in relation to the reference period) is reduced from the year-on-year change in HICP

Source: Consumer Price Index, Statistics Finland

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Updated 19.2.2019